Food Technology

Food Technology 100hr

Board Developed Course

Food technology enables students to combine designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding, in order to create quality products in the classroom. The course seeks to develop student's confidence in all aspects of preparation and making skills. This exciting subject allows students to be innovative and creative while enhancing their employment opportunities

Students developing a range of skills which enable them to gain positions within food production plants as well as within laboratories or government organisations. The food technologist or nutritionist may often work in areas of agriculture, as dairy technologists, in hospitals as diet supervisors and in many of hospitalities openings such as cooks, chef's, hotel motel managers and catering officers. Some students take up careers in technical sales and marketing.

Food Technology has developed into a profession in its own right, Food Technology is the application of food science to the practical treatment of food materials for conversion to safe and acceptable products. Food Technology addresses the importance of hygiene and safe working practices and legislation in the production of food. Students will develop food-specific skills, which can then be applied in a range of contexts enabling students to produce quality food products. Food Technology provides students with a broad knowledge and understanding of food properties, processing, preparation, nutrition patterns and consumption patterns relative to all Australians.

This course continues the pattern of study for students who chose design and technology a beginners guide to Food Technology 100. Each topic will be explored in greater detail and extension activities will be included. in the 200 hour course

Course Structure:

Food Technology (100 indicative hours)

Food in Australia

Food selection and health

Food trends

Food for special needs

The qualifications possible from a study of the Food Technology course:

Refunds:Students who exit the course before its completion may be eligible for a partial refund of fees. The amount of the refund will be pro-rata, dependent upon the time and resources the student has spent in the course.

Food Technology 200hr

Board Developed Course

Food technology enables students to combine designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding, in order to create quality products in the classroom. The course seeks to develop student's confidence in all aspects of preparation and making skills. This exciting subject allows students to be innovative and creative while enhancing their employment opportunities

Students developing a range of skills which enable them to gain positions within food production plants as well as within laboratories or government organisations. The food technologist or nutritionist may often work in areas of agriculture, as dairy technologists, in hospitals as diet supervisors and in many of hospitalities openings such as cooks, chef's, hotel motel managers and catering officers. Some students take up careers in technical sales and marketing.

Food Technology has developed into a profession in its own right, Food Technology is the application of food science to the practical treatment of food materials for conversion to safe and acceptable products. Food Technology addresses the importance of hygiene and safe working practices and legislation in the production of food. Students will develop food-specific skills which can then be applied in a range of contexts enabling students to produce quality food products. Food Technology provides students with a broad knowledge and understanding of food properties, processing, preparation, nutrition patterns and consumption patterns relative to all Australians.

This course continues the pattern of study for students who chose Food Technology 100. Each topic will be explored in greater detail and extension activities will be included in the 200 Food Technology course.

Course Structure:

Food Technology (200 indicative hours)

Food in Australia

Food for special occasions

Food equity

Food trends

Food service and catering

Food product development

Food for special needs

Food selection and health

The qualifications possible from a study of the Food Technology course:

Course requirements:

Course costs:

Refunds:Students who exit the course before its completion may be eligible for a partial refund of fees. The amount of the refund will be pro-rata, dependent upon the time and resources the student has spent in the course.